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This document outlines the process of community economic development. It discusses identifying stakeholders and getting them involved in the process. It also discusses forming goals and a mission, evaluating the project as it matures, and integrating different organizations and individuals to address comprehensive planning, resource use, human resource development, and other areas. The overall goal is to educate and assist communities in developing assets to address problems and improve quality of life.
Bioen4
- 8. BIOEN4: Community Economic Unit 1 – Community Preparedness: Understanding the issues & opportunities associated with bioenergy development Unit 2 – Case Study Analysis Unit 3 – The Educator’s Role as Facilitator: Asking the right questions Unit 4 – Community Economic Development Issues
- 9. Community Development - is a process to educate, counsel, promote, and cooperate with communities (people) as they develop assets to seek solutions and solve problems, directly or indirectly affecting quality of life. *After a meeting or two re-visit the question of: Are all of the stakeholders represented?
- 10. HOW DO PROJECTS GET STARTED INITIATED BY LOCAL Typically the project has ENTITY been identified by local – Individual residents and act in – Or Group response to that need. INITIATED BY The agency has a AGENCY mandate, charge, deadline, – Local or other need to be met. – State – Federal
- 11. IDENTIFICATION OF STAKEHOLDERS & GETTING THEM TO THE TABLE Group Processing: Have the local people: – Bring in a neutral party Make the contacts – Identify what Bring the representatives stakeholders are to the table present Set the date, time, location – Identify what stakeholders are not Give public notice present Open the door – host the – Identify representatives meeting of those stakeholder groups
- 12. FORMING, STORMING, NORMING, & PERFORMING Dedication – The facilitator needs to make the commitment to stay the course conceptually and time wise – Volunteers must make a similar commitment Developmental phases are not mutually exclusive Ground Rules – Must be established – Must apply to everyone
- 13. GROUND RULES APPLY TO EVERYONE All opinions are valued Participants listen respectfully Everyone is equal Everyone is heard No one dominates discussion Respectful disagreement is OK, and may be necessary to move ahead. Focus on the common ground
- 14. MISSION & GOALS Must be acceptable to all Must be clear – understandable Easy to repeat & articulate Signed off on by participants – a conceptual contract
- 15. AS THE PROJECT MATURES Evaluate the situation Re-visit the mission & goals Make other needed adjustments Other
- 16. The community development approach is the integration of organizations and individuals which have environmental knowledge, technical skills and fiscal resources in the following areas: • Comprehensive Planning • Resource Use Issues residential – housing/onsite sewage agricultural – farming/forestry recreational economic development – business & Industry retention/expansion, etc. • Human Resource Development
- 17. THANK YOU QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS? Dan Downing University of Missouri 205 Ag. Eng. Building Columbia, Mo 65211 [email protected]
- 18. Community Development - is a process to educate, counsel, promote, and cooperate with communities (people) as they develop assets to seek solutions and solve problems, directly or indirectly affecting quality of life. *After a meeting or two re-visit the question of: Are all of the stakeholders represented?